Muslim leaders in Pakistan intervened after nurses at a mental health centre in Lahore were accused insulting Islam on social media.

Pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need reported that three nurses at the Punjab Institute for Mental Health faced accusations of blasphemy related to a video uploaded to a nurse’s WhatsApp group. The video was allegedly critical of the Pakistani government’s reaction to an EU motion concerning human rights violations in the country and calling on the European Commission to withdraw trade privileges for the country.